8.22.13 Flashcards
(104 cards)
1
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to hoard, monopolize
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acaparar
2
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they have a monopoly on gas distribution in the area
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acaparan la distribución de gas en la zona
3
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the documentary which took all the prizes
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el documental que acaparó todos los premios
4
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to lie in wait
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estar al/en acecho
5
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to happen, occur
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acontecer (ocurrir, suceder)
acontece, acontecen
sub: acontezca, acontezcan
6
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an event
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un acontecimiento
7
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to adjust, adapt (to)
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adecuarse (a)
8
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It is necessary that the newcomers adjust to our customs
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Es necesario que los nuevos se adecuen a nuestras costumbres.
9
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to admire
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admirar
10
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his progress is admirable
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sus progresos son de admirar
11
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your ingenuity amazes me
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me admira tu ingenuidad
12
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to steal, pinch, swipe
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afanar
13
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to endeavor, make an effort
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afanarse
14
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He endeavored so that nothing would be lacking in his daughter’s birthday
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Se afanaban para que no faltara de nada en la fiesta de cumpleaños de su hija.
15
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to strengthen, secure
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afianzar
afiancé, afianzaste, afianzé, afianzamos, afianzaron
subj: afiance, es, e, emos, en
16
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If we do not secure the table it is going to fall
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Si no afianzamos bien la mesa, se va a caer.
17
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to become strong, established
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afianzarse
18
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the swaying, rocking, fluctuations
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el vaivén
19
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the fluctuations of the economy
the swing was moving with her swinging
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El vaivén de la economía
El columpio se movía con su vaivén.
20
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oppressive, stifling, stressful, overwhelming
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agobiante
21
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to turn sour, to sour
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agriar, amargar
22
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he’s turned into a sour old man
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con la eded se le ha agriado el carácter
23
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the drain, sewer
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la alcantarilla
24
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to put up, accommodate
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alojar
25
Put him up in your house, there are no hotels free
Alójalo en tu casa, no hay hoteles libres.
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to stay, lodge, board
alojarse
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He was staying in the presidential suite
Se alojaba en la suite presidencial.
28
raised
alzado
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to suckle, nurse
amamantar (a)
30
The woman looked for a comfortable place to nurse her baby
La mujer buscó un lugar cómodo para amamantar a su bebé.
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ambiguous
ambiguo
32
to pile up, to heap up, to accumulate
amontonar
33
we stacked our coins by tens
Amontonó las monedas en grupos de diez.
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Don't pile your clothes in the chair
No amontones la ropa en la silla
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My life goal is to amass great wealth
La ilusión de mi vida es amontonar muchas riquezas.
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The trash piled up at the door of his house
La basura se amontonaba en la puerta de su casa.
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to furnish (with)
amueblar (de)
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a broadside, a reprimand, telling off
andanada
39
The pirate ship was left destroyed with the first broadside
El barco pirata quedó destrozado con la primera andanada.
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His father gave him a telling off for arriving late
Su padre le soltó una andanada por llegar tarde.
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stunned, astonished, flabbergasted
anonadado
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She was left stunned when she discovered that her husband was cheating on her
Se quedó anonadado cuando descubrió que su esposa lo engañaba.
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hardly, scarcely
apenas
44
i hardly ever go no
he hardly said a word during the whole dinner
ahora apenas voy
apenas nos habló durante toda la cena
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it's only a year ago that we met
hace apenas un año que no conocimos
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I'll phone you as soon as I arrive
apenas llegue, te llamo
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we hardly know eachother
apenas nos conocemos
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he could hardly speak after the accident
apenas podía hablar después del accidente
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to stink, reek (of)
apestar (a)
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When he entered the room he reeked of marijuana
Cuando entré al cuarto apestaba a mariguana.
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The homeless man reeked and his clothes were very dirty
El vagabundo apestaba y sus ropas estaban más que sucias.
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to position oneself in a place
apostarse en un lugar
apuesto, as, a, apostamos, apuestan
apueste/es/e/emos/en
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to bet on
apostar a
apuesto, as, a, apostamos, apuestan
apueste/es/e/emos/en
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I bet Alberto a dinner that I'd be the one to get promoted.
Aposté una cena con Alberto a que el ascenso sería para mí.
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to aim at (someone with a gun)
apuntar a (algn con una arma)
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he pointed out the need for a strike
apuntó la necesidad de una huelga
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to make a note of, to note down (2)
apuntar, anotar
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to suggest
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sugerir
sugiero, es, e, sugerimos, sugieren
sugerí, iste, sugirió, sugerimos, sugirieron
sugiera
sugiriera
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59
I suggest that before you take a decision you listen to what I have to tell you
Te sugiero que antes de tomar una decisión escuches lo que tengo que decirte.
60
take aim! fire!
¡Apunten! ¡Disparen!
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one hypothesis suggests that the site is of Roman origin
una hipótesis apunta al origen romano del yacimiento
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could you put me down for the Christmas dinner?
¿me puedes apuntar para la cena de Navidad?
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his statements pointed in the opposite direction
sus declaraciones apuntaban en la dirección opuesta
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i've signed up for an English course
since the trip is so cheap we've put our names down to go
me he apuntado a un curso de inglés
como el viaje es tan barato nos hemos apuntado
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is anyone interested?
¿alguien se apunta?
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in a hurry, in a rush
apurado
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to rush, hurry (vt)
apurar
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to be pressed for cash, short on cash
andar algo apurado de dinero
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public funds
arcas públicas
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a ring, a wedding ring
una argolla
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deep rooted, deep seated, settled
arraigado
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I interviewed a famous writer living in Mexico
Entrevisté a famosa escritora irlandesa arraigada en México.
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The town is very stuck in its traditions
El pueblo está muy arraigado a sus tradiciones.
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It is a family with a deep seated sense of solidarity
Es una familia con un arraigado sentido de solidaridad.
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to drag, tow, pull
arrastrar
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to pull, haul, work
jalar
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to drag one's fet
arrastrar los pies
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to slur one's words
arrastrar las palabras
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to drag somebody into doing something
arrastrar a algn a hacer algo
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the current swept the branches along
la corriente arrastró las ramas
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to draw a card (naipes)
arrastrar
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to kneel, kneel down
arrodillarse
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to be kneeling
estar arrodillado
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wage earning, wage earner
asalariado
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ancestry, origin 2
ascendencia, linaje
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the elevator
el ascensor
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settled, located, situated, positioned
asentado
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Israelis settled in the West Bank
los israelíes asentados en Cisjordania
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the table is wobbly
la mesa no está bien sentado
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a company that has been established in Spain for many years
una empresa asentada en España desde hace años
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to deal/deliver a blow
asestar
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to stab somebody
asestar una puñalada a algn
93
to take on, take up, assume
| to accept, come to terms with
asumir
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The colonel assumed command of the army.
El coronel asumió el mando del ejército.
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I accept responsibility for my actions.
Yo asumo las consecuencias de mis actos.
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Your son will have to accept that he can't go to university because you can't afford it.
Tu hijo tiene que asumir que no podrá ir a la universidad porque no tenéis dinero.
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Anna can't come to terms with her husband's death.
Ana no consigue asumir la muerte de su marido.
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he has taken control of the company
ha asumido la dirección de la empresa
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to stop, intercept, catch, catch in flight
atajar
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to parry a blow
atajar un golpe
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we have to put an end to this evil
este mal hay que atajarlo
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They undertook immediate measures to stop the economic crisis
Se pusieron medidas inmediatas para atajar la crisis económica.
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to take a short cut
atajar
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To arrive first we took a shortcut through the open area
Para llegar antes atajaremos por el descampado.
